G. T. Bunning and Sons will supply a range of manure spreaders suited to local markets that will be distributed and supported through Vermeer’s network.
The new arrangement provides increased market access for Bunning’s spreaders through Vermeer’s proven supply chain to support new and existing customers.
Bunning has designed a bespoke range of small twin vertical auger machines, with tandem axles and lower loading heights to accommodate skid steers and tractor mounted loaders.
The existing triple-axle Widebody spreaders will also be part of the new agreement.
All spreaders for these markets will be built at Bunning’s factory in Gressenhall, Norfolk and finished in yellow Vermeer livery with small Bunning logos.
Vermeer is located in Pella, Iowa, and has an established network of over 500 branches across the USA and Canada. Bunning has been exporting machines to the USA for 14 years and Canada for 23 years through various channels.
Bunning sales director Chris Druce said that similar to its own business, Vermeer is a family run company with farming at its roots. As well as being a natural progression the move brings increased workflow to its manufacturing base.
The agreement has already begun with 100 spreaders in production as part of the first order.
Visit the G.T Bunning website for more information.
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Sales manager James Peachey explains: “As slurry and digestate handling is what we specialise in, it made sense to offer our own range. They are competitively priced, and we feel they will be well-received by the market.”
The tanks use an individual hydraulic lift and lower axle design, featuring hydraulic suspension and full air braking, with the wheels recessed into each side leaving a clear central section.
“This makes it far easier to position and use the tank, knowing you can pump from either the front or the back,” James adds.
The new tanks all use a hydraulically-pivoting drawbar which is especially handy when negotiating awkward uneven gateways or positioning the tank in undulating terrain.
Generous ground clearance is provided, and the running gear consists of 10-stud wheels with 385/65R22.5 tyres and air brakes.
Standard specification includes a substantial plexiglass sight gauge, internal and external aluminium access ladders, LED lights and beacon, and reflectors.
Virtually any combination and type of inlet and outlet ports can be specified, including up and over pipes and a docking funnel for suction arms.
Other options include a sump recess, and most customer requirements can be catered for.
Visit the Tramspread website for more information.
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The Hi-Spec tanker range includes a wide range of models with capacities from 800 gallons (3,600 litres) up to 5,000 gallons (22,700 litres), all available with numerous filling and other options, allowing you to tailor tankers to your specific needs.
All Hi-Spec vacuum tankers are manufactured using high-quality British steel and incorporate internal implosion rings and a collared dished end as standard to ensure the strongest possible construction.
All tanks are fully supported by the complete chassis frame and models are available with both standard or stepped recessed axles. The recessed axle lowers the centre of gravity, which not only improves stability both on the road and on undulating ground.
Options include a wide range of filling options, including high-capacity pumps and a cab-operated filling arm. The intake system can also incorporate a Vogelsang Rotacut 5000 chopping unit to avoid any potential blockage to the injectors caused by straw or silage in the slurry.
A wide range of spreading attachments are available, including the Hi-Spec trailing shoe, available in working widths of 6.0, 7.5 and 9.0m. This features a robust chassis mounted mast which ensures that the tanker and shoe are perfectly balanced and that the shoe is properly supported to the tanker.
It is also designed so that both the fill points and splash plate can be used without any modifications.
The Hi-Spec trailing shoe can also be used as a dribble bar if needed without any contact with the ground.
Hi-Spec’s range of spreaders includes the rear discharge Xcel 1250 spreader, which is unique in that it uses a rotary chain and flail system to achieve a good break up of material, which is then spread using a pair of spinning discs, the manufacturer explained.
The shredding rotor carries 22 heavy duty chains, which in turn carry 12mm Hardox flail heads, mounted under a 4mm Hardox hood, that shred all the material to an even consistency and ensure no lumps are deposited onto the spreading rotors. An adjustment plate on the shredding rotor hood, evenly places the manure onto the spreading discs to ensure an even spread.
The Xcel 1250 has a capacity of 12 tonnes and can evenly spread material up to 24m.
The material to be spread is moved rearward by a single slat marine grade floor chain, driven by a hydraulic motor with overload protection and variable speed adjustment.
Options include various tyre sizes, a weigh cell and the Isobus-compatible RDS Isocan Apollo spreader control system or the straightforward Digi-Star GT400 weighing system.
Visit the Hi-Spec Engineering website for more information
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Veenhuis machines have been at the forefront of tanker technology for decades and the Profiline tanker range offers everything you need, according to importer Agri Industry Solutions. Real gains and cost savings are made by grabbing every efficiency in your slurry spreading operation.
The Veenhuis Profiline offers a wide range of volumes, several axle configurations and a huge options list to ensure your machine matches and optimises your operation. Efficient loading is guaranteed with a wide range of docking arms, crane arms or front mounted tractor docking, together with the correct turbo fill systems, AIS reckons.
The robust 4-point linkage enables variety of spreading options, allowing up to a 15m Fullject X-Line disk injector to be mounted, cultivation injectors, together with dribble bar and trailing shoe options. This variety means that the machine can be used efficiently throughout the cropping year to maximise the spreading opportunity.
Once you are spreading, tankers are equipped with turbo unloads ensuring a consistent field performance is achieved to match the loading. From a user perspective, the Profiline offers a very comfortable ride with hydraulic suspension and drawbar, easy Isobus control, auto greasing, tank mixing and weight transfer systems to maintain traction.
Getting the slurry on is important but when looking at the efficiencies of the whole system, then looking after the soil is equally as important. The Profiline range can carry some of the biggest rubber footprints of any tanker and this can be combined with extending axles to ensure the weight is distributed off the tractor path. You can even have a quadtrack with four wheels across.
All of these options do come at a cost, but with the build quality of the Veenhuis machine, the improved efficiencies in terms of time saving, tractor run hours, and the length of service one of these machines will give you, then the whole life cost is vastly reduced compared to a more basic machine, AIS believes.
With this in mind, Veenhuis developed the Perfektline range – a tanker priced to enable smaller operators to step up into a machine with all the efficiencies of proper loading, pump protection, corrosion protection etc, as with the other ranges. Veenhuis sees this range as being a huge benefit and ultimate cost saving to many smaller operators.
In other exciting news, Veenhuis is now manufacturing HGV road tankers for the UK market, enabling the complete slurry transfer system to be managed in the same efficient way.
Please contact the team at AIS directly to discuss your requirements.
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What sets PFC’s Slurry Bags apart is their durability, with grades ranging from 1,200–1,400gm² – the strongest available in the UK, PFC claims.
This ensures that the bags are resistant to punctures and tears, even in harsh outdoor conditions. They offer “exceptional” storage capacity, and are an affordable choice for farmers seeking to optimise slurry management, PFC adds.
These bags not only help prevent leakage and contamination but also harmful emissions, aligning with strict SSAFO regulations.
Moreover, PFC’s slurry bags allow for flexible storage and easy transportation, giving farmers control over slurry application.
With winter coming and storage becoming more important during months where regulations prevent farmers from spreading, a means by which to easily increase your storage capacity is vital.
They are also an asset that can be traded. Unlike concrete stores or lagoons which are essentially holes in the ground with no value, a slurry bag can be rolled up, sold and transported.
This separates the bags from other slurry solutions as they hold their value through the seasons as a tradable asset.
Visit the PFC website for more information.
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Tractor Cab Specialists, based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, started in business around 25 years ago when they needed to repair a tractor on the family farm but struggled to find a part – so they made it themselves.
Demand from other farmers led them to manufacture that part and many others – and they later went into the trim business, as again, they couldn’t find what they needed and suppliers had retired out of the business, explains Logan McMaster, of Tractor Cab Specialists.
Now, a couple of decades later, the company supplies a wide range of high-quality steel parts, panels and interiors for most makes of tractor cabs to customers in the UK and Ireland.
All parts are high quality and manufactured to the original specifications – and the vast majority are designed and manufactured by the company itself. Bespoke parts can also be manufactured if required.
Tractor Cab Specialists also offers an extensive range of cab trim kits and decals, among many other items, and the team are confident that they can supply whatever the customer is looking for.
Whilst they used to sell a lot of parts, panels and interiors for classic tractors, soaring prices of machinery and the rising complexity of technology has meant more farmers are repairing working tractors rather than just collectibles, Logan said.
“They’re keeping and using the older tractors because they’re less trouble, with less technology – and they do the job. There’s no doubt that’s a trend we’ve noticed.”
And since the family continues to run a farm alongside the tractor business, the team understands what farmers and tractor restorers need and the parts are often tried and tested before being shipped.
Logan says the company does not have an online shop because they often find there is no one part that fits all so they like to have a conversation with the customer to make sure they get the right parts to suit their various applications.
The vast majority of stock is available for immediate delivery and worldwide delivery can be arranged.
For further information on stock, visit the website here. If you cannot find what you’re looking for or need more detail, contact the company directly and the team will be happy to assist.
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With decades of experience and continuous development in rear implements, Joskin says it’s the partner of choice for farmers looking to optimise their day-to-day work.
With a range of high-performance equipment, the company helps you to improve the efficiency of your operations while reducing your production costs.
In an agricultural context, where profitability is more important than ever, Joskin offers solutions that make better use of the resources available on the farm, particularly organic farm fertilisers.
By reducing nutrient losses during spreading, Joskin says its tools contribute directly to improving soil fertility, with an immediate impact on crop yields and quality.
As a leader in slurry tankers and spreading equipment, the manufacturer was quick to recognise the importance of optimum effluent management.
Since 1988, the Joskin range of spreading tools, equipped with the Scalper distributor (patented system), has provided precise and even distribution of slurry, without clogging hoses, for maximum efficiency in the field.
Joskin spreading booms, in particular the Penditwist/-slide Basic and Start models, as well as Pendislide Pro and Penditwist, with widths ranging from 6–18m, considerably improve spreading efficiency.
They enable more precise and rapid application, reducing time spent in the field and nutrient losses. These tools are designed to deliver consistent performance, even over large areas, with results that translate directly into increased productivity, the manufacturer explains.
Joskin injectors, including the Terrasoc, Terraflex, Terradisc, Multi-Action and Solodisc models, provide greater precision in slurry spreading, by injecting nutrients directly at plant root level. This ensures more effective fertilisation, minimising losses and maximising the benefits for your crops and meadows.
What’s more, by optimising the use of organic fertilisers, you reduce the costs associated with purchasing chemical fertilisers, while improving soil health in the long term.
According to Joskin, its equipment stands out for its ability to offer a rapid return on investment. By optimising spreading and reducing nutrient losses, it enables you to maximise your yields while reducing your operating costs. Joskin slurry booms and injectors are designed to last and adapt to the specific needs of each farm, guaranteeing increased profitability and financial gains in the short term.
With innovative, high-performance equipment, Joskin enables you to make the most of your resources, improve your yields and reduce your costs. With reliable, cost-effective solutions, Joskin is your ideal partner for maximising the performance of your farm, the company concludes.
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No matter whether applying base fertiliser in the autumn, or a spring application of potash or straight N, then getting the fertiliser on at the right rate, at the right time, and in the right place is the key to achieving good yields, yet with the minimum of input cost.
With well over a million spreaders produced since its first foray into fertiliser spreaders well over 100 years ago, Amazone says it has been at the forefront of accurate fertiliser application. Spread widths have progressively increased, from 2m in those days, but up to 54m tramlines now, yet fertiliser quality has potentially worsened in that time.
Luckily, today, technology is there to support and no matter whether it is application rate, fertiliser quality, topography, ambient conditions or driver behaviour, then Amazone says it has it covered. The company takes a look at these challenges in more detail:
Application rate – The Profis Pro spread rate control system, found on the flagship ZA mounted or ZG-TS trailed spreaders means that not only is the overall total weight applied kept spot on but also the quantity flowing from each disc is kept uniform.
Profis Pro works by using twin 200Hz weigh cells in conjunction with a tilt sensor for hillside correction plus a torque monitoring set-up on each disc that compares the rate of discharge from each individual shutter and automatically changes the aperture size when necessary.
The mySpreader App ensures that the operator has the best information regarding spreader settings and gives mobile access to Amazone’s extensive fertiliser database. On selecting the fertiliser to be spread, the settings from the app are transferred to the spreader using Bluetooth. With the EasyCheck mats, the accuracy of spread can then be verified in a few minutes and the spreader set to do the optimum job.
Changing fertiliser quality – In the field, any changes in fertiliser quality, driver behaviour or spreader angle across slopes can be automatically checked and compensated for using the ArgusTwin system, 7 radar sensors each side read the spread pattern and compare it to the perfect result and adjust the delivery point setting if the pattern deteriorates from the optimum accuracy.
Maximising field shape – Overlaps are avoided by sophisticated section control software giving 128 part-width sections on the ins and outs. The GPS-Switch software not only alters the application rate each side, but also the speed of each individual disc and the drop point of the fertiliser onto the disc to minimise wastage.
Ambient conditions – WindControl senses the wind speed and direction during the spreading operation and automatically compensates for any change in spread pattern caused by the influence of any wind.
Visit Amazone’s website for more information.
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The new ranges join the Compact model (capacity up to 16m3), which launched in 2022.
New features for additional operator comfort include: a new ergonomic command arm and joystick, the option of a new pedal mode for driving and a new layout of the control screens.
Operating comfort and visibility have also been enhanced with the addition of a new 360-degree panoramic glass cab for optimum working conditions and safety.
The new cab is fitted as standard with a comfortable air seat, air conditioning, a sun visor and a front defrosting window.
Additionally, version 8 of the DTM feed management software, has a more intuitive interface for precise remote programming of recipes and even distribution of rations.
There are 12 models across the two ranges and a multitude of possible configurations: engine up to 245hp and six cylinders for a forward speed of 25kph or 40kph; and three loading modes (fibre, supplement and maize) with the possibility of differentiating mill speed and loading belt.
The machine also features automatic controls for greater productivity. It is equipped with an automotive system and a distribution box.
Finally, options available include: two extra knives, a hydraulic hopper, LED lights, cameras, etc.
Visit the Lucas G website for more information.
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The second-generation model builds on user feedback and evolving market demands to deliver enhanced performance and features.
The second generation Enduro is now available in a 4x90cm configuration. A key improvement is the newly designed ring elevator, which offers around 50% more processing capacity, thanks to a larger bag volume, higher running speed, and better product distribution.
Additionally, the second-generation Enduro offers two engine options: the well-known 450hp Scania engine and a more powerful 550hp version.
This upgrade is ideal for users operating in hilly terrains or those requiring higher harvesting speeds. The machine’s design has also been streamlined, with fewer guards for improved accessibility and a sturdier main frame. The larger anthracite-coloured fuel tank enhances both the aesthetics and balanced overall look of the machine.
Dewulf has retained the features that it says made the first-generation model successful, such as the continuously adjustable inclination angle (0–12 degrees) on its cleaning modules and its superior 9t capacity two-part bunker. In terms of ground pressure, the Enduro claims to provide unrivalled traction, even in challenging conditions.
For its receiving hoppers, the MH 241 and MH 242, Dewulf now offers the Scotts Evolution cleaning module, featuring eight spiral rollers that excel in both dry and wet conditions.
The ribs on these rollers allow for flexible cleaning, ensuring exceptional product handling and processing, the company says.
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